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How to Add a Website to Your Mac iOS Desktop

Jan

3

If there’s a site that you go to frequently and want a quicker way to get to them, the best way to do that is create a shortcut on your desktop home screen. Or, on your iPhone home screen. Doing so will allow you to gain instant access to the page without having to open a browser and enter the website URL. Let’s use the site for our password manager, Pass Wizard, as an example.

For Mac iOS Users Using Safari

Go to the website on Safari on your Mac desktop. For this example, we’re going to PassWizard.com/login. Then, highlight the URL in the web address bar.

passwizard.com/login URL highlighted in safari

Drag and drop the highlighted URL to your desktop.

pass wizard URL dragged onto desktop from safari

Right-click the new icon and select 'Get Info'.

pass wizard icon from safari on desktop right click get info shown

Under 'Name & Extension', change to 'Pass Wizard.webloc'. Note: you need to keep ".webloc" at the end. Then, hit 'Enter'.

Change the icon by copying the image you want to use to your clipboard. For this example, we'll be using the vault icon from our Pass Wizard Pro plans. Then, go back to the 'Get Info' screen with the desktop shortcut details and click on the small icon at the top of the Info window.

At the top of your Mac desktop's menu bar, click on 'Edit' and then click 'Paste'. Then, you'll see the icon image change, and you'll see the new custom icon after closing the Info window.

For Mac iOS Users Using Google Chrome

Go to the website using Chrome on your Mac desktop. Again, we’re going to PassWizard.com/login as an example.

Click the three dots in the top right corner. Select ‘More Tools’ and then select ‘Create Shortcut’.

pass wizard chrome create shortcut option

Rename the shortcut to 'Pass Wizard' and click 'Create'.

Drag and drop the new ‘Pass Wizard’ icon from ‘Chrome Apps’ to your desktop and see the new icon on your desktop home screen.

Change the icon by following the same instructions from #5 from the Safari instructions.

custom desktop shortcut copy paste chrome

See the new icon on your desktop home screen.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 148 “Custom Web Development”

Dec

29

With so many web builders out there today, you may be asking yourself, why do people pay for web development? Well, the biggest difference between using the available web tools out there today versus paying a developer to create your site is simple: customization. When using popular web builders, you’re stuck with whatever themes and templates they offer. And they may be nicely designed and easy to use, but it might not be enough. Over the years, we’ve learned that every small business is different. And that means their needs are different, too. While there are a lot of intuitive tools and resources out there, they can’t meet every business’s needs.

Sometimes, businesses want unique features that aren’t readily available or easily created by generic web builders. That’s where custom web development comes in. And that’s why we offer it as a service. PSPINC’s web development services have a long and successful history creating unique features for small businesses that need them. To see some examples, head over to our custom development page on our website. And if you’re looking for custom web development services, look no further!

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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How to Add a Website as a Shortcut on your PC Desktop

Dec

27

Now that we’ve gone over how to add a website as a shortcut on your iPhone, maybe you’d like to add it onto your PC desktop as a shortcut. Especially if it’s a site you frequent when using your computer. That way, you won’t have to re-enter the URL every time you open an internet browser. Just like before, we’re going to use the login site for our password manager, Pass Wizard, as an example.

For PC Users using Chrome

Go to the website using Chrome on your PC desktop. Again, we’re going to PassWizard.com/login/ as an example.

pass wizard login url chrome pc screenshot

Click the three dots in the top right corner. Select ‘More Tools’ and then select ‘Create Shortcut’.

pass wizard more tools chrome pc screenshot

Rename the shortcut to 'Pass Wizard' and click 'Create'.

pass wizard rename shortcut chrome pc screenshot

To customize the desktop icon, save the photo you want to use as an icon file (.ico). An easy way to convert an image file like a .png or .jpg, go to www.freeconvert.com/png-to-ico and choose the image file you’d like to convert. Then, download the icon file. For this example, we’ve used the vault icon from our Pass Wizard Pro plans.

Go back to your desktop background and right click on your newly created desktop icon and click on ‘Properties’. Then click on the ‘Change Icon…’ button and then the ‘Browse…’ button. Select the icon image you’d like to use. If you converted the image file with the above link, the file will likely be in your ‘Downloads’ folder. Click ‘Open’.

pass wizard shortcut change icon screenshot

Click on ‘OK’ in the ‘Change Icon’ pop up and again in the ‘Properties’ dialogue box. Then you’ll see the customized icon on your desktop background.

customized pass wizard icon on pc desktop

For PC Users Using Edge

Go to the website using Edge on your PC desktop. Again, we’re going to PassWizard.com/login/ as an example.

Click the three dots in the top right corner. Select ‘More Tools’ and then select ‘Pin to Start’.

Then, click on ‘Start’ in the bottom left of your bottom navigation bar and you’ll see the shortcut at the top under ‘Recently added’. Drag and drop the icon from ‘Start’ to your desktop background. Then, you’ll see it as a desktop shortcut.

pass wizard shortcut edge drag to desktop screenshot

To customize the desktop icon, follow the same instructions from #4 from the Chrome instructions. Then, see the newly customized icon on your desktop background.

For PC Users Using Firefox

Go to the website using Firefox on your PC desktop. Again, we’re going to PassWizard.com/login/ as an example.

pass wizard login page firefox screenshot

Click and hold the lock icon located on the left of the URL and drag it to your desktop background. After letting go of the mouse, you’ll see a new desktop shortcut.

pass wizard drag and drop firefox screenshot

To customize the desktop icon, follow the same instructions from #4 from the Chrome instructions. Then, see the newly customized icon on your desktop background.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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Click It Audio Free Plan Updates

Dec

22

Starting today, our free Click It Audio users will now be able to replace their audio content as many times as they want! Previously, users could only replace audio up to three times, but we've removed the limit altogether.

With unique audio QR codes and audio embeds, you can market to your customers uniquely and personalize your marketing efforts. Add them to product packaging, business cards, greeting cards, or even blog posts to grab your audience's attention and provide more valuable information to your customers. Sign up for Click It Audio for free today or upgrade to our Standard plan to unlock an ad-free experience.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

The term "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 147 “Search Engine Optimization”

Dec

22

One of the best ways to get potential customers to see your business website is through search engines like Google. With so many websites out there, it can be hard to rank higher in search results. But that’s why it’s important to optimize your site for search engines. The way search engines work is they’ll scour the web for content and rank them based on relevancy according to their algorithm. The more relevant the algorithm deems your site, the higher it’ll appear in the search engine results.

If you’re unsure if your site’s well-optimized, there are plenty of free search engine optimization (SEO) tools available online. And most of them will even give you tips on how to improve your overall SEO score, as it’s usually called. If your score is low, it may have to do with your website’s content or how long it takes site pages to load. But fixing these problems will not only help you rank your site higher in search engine results pages, but also more website traffic, and hopefully revenue. PSPINC also provides support for SEO. Please feel free to contact us.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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How to Add a Website to Your iPhone Home Screen

Dec

20

While there are many apps out there, if there’s a site you frequent when you’re on your iPhone, you may want a way to get to it faster. The best way to do that is by adding the website to your phone’s home screen. Let’s use the site for our password manager, Pass Wizard, as an example

Go to the website on your iPhone. For this example, we’re going to PassWizard.com/login.
Tap on the share icon.

pass wizard site screenshot on mobile with share icon circled

Scroll down until you find the “Add to Home Screen” option.

add to home screen on iPhone screenshot option circled

Rename icon, if needed. For this example, we’ve named it Pass Wizard.

add to home screen rename icon screenshot

See the new icon on your home screen.

pass wizard icon on iphone home screen screenshot

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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Our Pass Wizard Plans are Changing!

Dec

19

Starting next week on December 27th, we’ll be making the following adjustments to our Pass Wizard plans:

We will be changing our free plan to store up to ten passwords for new sign-ups. As an existing user, you will continue to store up to 30 passwords.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) will become an exclusive feature to Pass Wizard Pro.

For users purchasing in Yen, Pass Wizard Pro will be available for ¥250. But the price isn’t changing for those paying in US dollars. But the price isn’t changing for those paying in US dollars.

Our ongoing 50% off discount will only apply to free users upgrading to the Pro plan.

Adding additional members to your group plan will permanently become just $5 per year (a 75% discount). Combined with our 50% off discount, it’s even cheaper to upgrade to Pro and start sharing select passwords securely within a group.

What This Means for You

someone with pass wizard open on their laptop

As a loyal Pass Wizard user, rest assured you’ll still be able to store and manage up to 30 passwords. Even if you haven’t reached the 30-password threshold. You will continue to have access to your secure password generator and AES-256 encryption. If you want to take advantage of multi-factor authentication, you can upgrade to Pass Wizard Pro for 50% off using promo code PRO50.

Keeping your passwords secure has never been cheaper or easier, making Pass Wizard the most affordable password manager on the market.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 146 “Ditch Perfection”

Dec

15

Being perfect is overrated. In a business setting, trying to make everything you do perfect won’t work in the long term. But it’s only natural to want to do well and limit the number of mistakes. Especially in a professional setting. But trying to be perfect can be exhausting. And it can hurt your business more than you realize. For example, perfectionists are typically slower at accomplishing tasks, which can also increase stress levels because of how much work piles up and how slowly everything goes about.

With an attitude like that, very little will get done in the end, which isn’t ideal. Especially for a small business that always has ideas on how to better their business, all of which they’d like done in a short amount of time. So, don’t worry about being perfect. There’s no use in trying to be perfect all the time because it’s impossible to always be perfect. Mistakes happen, and when they do, you’ll grow from them.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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AES-256 Encryption: The Strongest Encryption Standard

Dec

13

With cybercrime continually increasing, security measures tighten for products that store and manage sensitive customer information. When looking closer, you’ll see many of them boast the term “AES-256 encryption” in the description. AES-256 encryption, simply put, is a symmetrical encryption standard that secures sensitive information by scrambling it completely. It’s now become standard practice to use AES-256 encryption to secure personal data because of how secure it is.

To scramble data, it divides the data into blocks, replaces different bytes, shifts rows, and mixes columns. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) refers to the encryption algorithm, while 256 refers to the key length size. It’s considered the gold standard in encryption because of how hard it is to crack. Even federal government entities like the National Security Agency (NSA) use AES-256 to encrypt sensitive government information.

How It’s Safer Than Alternatives

Unrecognizable Person in a Black Hoodie Typing

AES-256 encryption has a longer key length than other options, which makes it harder to crack. And possible key combinations only increase along with key size. To put this in perspective, a hacker would need to try out 2,256 different combinations of 78 digits to break through the encryption. So, with that in mind, it’s no surprise that it’s nearly impossible for successful brute attack attempts.

Examples of AES-256 in Use

With AES-256 being the strongest encryption standard, many devices, applications, and networks use it to encrypt data. In fact, many modern computers already have AES instructions built into them, specifically those that use Intel or AMD processors. Because the purpose of applications like password managers and VPNs is to store and manage sensitive data, most of them today use AES-256 encryption. Our password manager, Pass Wizard, included.

With cybersecurity becoming increasingly important, we can only expect that security standards will improve in the coming years. But, for now, AES-256 encryption is the strongest encryption standard out there. And it’s why so many devices, apps, and networks continue to use it to encrypt data.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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Announcement: Pass Wizard Server Security Update

Dec

9

To increase Pass Wizard’s overall security, we’ll be updating the Pass Wizard server next week. Unfortunately, we expect there will be a downtime of around 15 minutes while we make this update. The schedule is as follows:

*USA Pacific Daylight Time
December 16th (Friday) 5:00 – 5:15am

*Japan Time
December 16th (Friday) 10:00 – 10:15pm

PSPINC provides services with uptimes of 99.9%.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 or email us at support@pspinc.com.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPINC Creates Tools For Your Business

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.